Anya Taylor-Joy

Anya Taylor-Joy

April 16, 1996 (29 years old) in Miami, Florida, USA

Anya-Josephine Marie Taylor-Joy (/ˈænjə/; born 16 April 1996) is an actress. Born in Miami and raised in Buenos Aires and London, she left school at 16 to pursue an acting career. After several minor television roles, her breakthrough came with a leading role in the horror film The Witch (2015). Her career progressed with roles in the horror film Split (2016) and its sequel Glass (2019), the black comedy film Thoroughbreds (2017), and playing Emma Woodhouse in the period drama Emma (2020).  Taylor-Joy featured in the television crime drama series Peaky Blinders (2019–2022) and earned international recognition for playing Beth Harmon in the period drama miniseries The Queen's Gambit (2020), winning a Golden Globe Award and a SAG Award, in addition to a nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award. She then starred in the horror film Last Night in Soho (2021), the action films The Northman (2022) and The Gorge (2025), and the black comedy The Menu (2022). She also voiced Princess Peach in the animated film The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023). She starred as Imperator Furiosa in the apocalyptic film Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024). Description above from the Wikipedia article Anya Taylor-Joy, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Late Night with Seth Meyers Late Night with Seth Meyers
LIVE with Kelly and Mark LIVE with Kelly and Mark

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